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Pinellia, Gastrodia, and White Atractylodes Decoction
醫學心悟湯劑
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Source
醫學心悟
Composition
Pinellia 4.5 g, Gastrodia 3 g, Bai Zhu 3 g, Ju Hong 3 g, Poria 3 g, licorice 1.5 g, fresh ginger 2 slices, jujube 3 pieces
Preparation
One slice of fresh ginger, two jujubes, decoct in water and take. (Modern usage: add 1 slice of fresh ginger and 2 jujubes, decoct in water and take.)
Form
湯劑
Function
Resolve Phlegm and extinguish wind, fortify the Spleen and eliminate dampness.
Traditional indications
Phlegm-fluid rebelling upward, dizziness and vertigo, nausea and vomiting, no desire for food or drink, white greasy tongue coating, stringy and slippery pulse.
Modifications
Hypertension: add Uncaria:10, Eucommia:10.
-- Cerebral arteriosclerosis: add Uncaria:10.
-- Migraine: add Chuanxiong:10, Vitex Fruit:10.
-- With predominant damp-phlegm and a white, slippery tongue coating: add Alisma:15, Cinnamon Twig:10.
Cautions
Dizziness caused by yin deficiency with yang hyperactivity and insufficiency of qi and blood is not suitable for use.